James Avery net worth

Net Worth: $3 Million

About James Avery

It has been reported that the overall amount of James Avery net worth is 3 million dollars. James Avery was an American actor, who was born in Virginia in 1948 and passed away in 2013. In the period of 1990-1996, he became a huge success when he appeared in the popular TV series called “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”. In this show, he was appearing as patriarch and Judge Philip Banks. The role which he portrayed in the show was placed in the 34th position in the list of the 50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time compiled by TV Guide. Thus, the show made him famous and also added up a lot to the total size of James Avery net worth.

In 1987, he was appearing as a voice actor, as well, which was in the animated TV series called “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”, where he was the voice behind the character named Shredder. In the period of 1994-1995, James Avery was appearing in one more animated TV series “Iron Man”, where he was chosen for the voice of War Machine. In 1985, James Avery got the part of Junkyard Dog in the production called “Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling”. In 2004, he also appeared in the popular sitcom called “That 70s Show”, where he appeared as commanding officer of Michael Kelso. Thus, these productions have also added up a lot to the overall estimate of James Avery net worth.

Giving some personal details about the actor, he was born in Virginia but grew up in New Jersey. In the period of 1968-1969, James Avery was a member in the US Navy, and as a part of it he served in the Vietnam War. When he finished his service there, James Avery moved to live in San Diego, California, where he also started his career for which he is known today. There, he also started to write poems and TV scripts. However, later he established his name as a popular TV series actor mostly in sitcoms, but he also appeared as a voice actor in animated productions, as it has been stated already. These appearances also added up a lot to the overall estimate of James Avery net worth.

In 1988, James Avery married his wife Barbara. Although the couple never had kids, he was a step father to Barbara’s kid from her previous relationship, Kevin Waters.